to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
sound (of a sentence); euphony
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to happen to have on hand or in stock
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
raising an army; launching business
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
failure; mistake; blunder
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement